Questions: (1) “It is the responsibility of the government to reduce the differences in income between people with high incomes and those with low incomes.” (Trend line measures total of “strongly agree” and “agree.”) (2) “On the whole, do you think it should or should not be the government’s responsibility to reduce income differences between the rich and the poor?” (Trend lines measures total of “definitely should be” and “probably should be.”)

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Last updated: 7/19/2015